Since getting my amateur licence, I have downloaded for free or purchased quite a bit of software to learn what works best for me in the Apple eco-system. There’s plenty of good stuff out there. Here’s what I am playing with.
NOTES
- Mac: Operations (IC-7300 and IC-R8500)
- Windows via Paralellels: Formware and memories (IC-7300, IC-R8500, ID-51A+, IC-208H, IC-R6)
- Some form of Mac software for memory management for everything except IC-R8500 and IC-R6
APPLE EQUIPMENT
- M2 MacBook Air 16/256
HAVE ON MAC NOW
- Mac Logger https://apps.apple.com/au/app/echolink/id350688562
- SatGazer Mac: https://apps.apple.com/au/app/satgazer/id6444813921?mt=12
- EchoLink (using iPad App) https://apps.apple.com/au/app/echolink/id350688562
- Satellite tracker MacDoppler Ham Radio Satellite Tracking for Macintosh
- Satellite tracker add on for MacDoppler “MacDoppler Radios”
- Icom controller: SDR Control for Icom MacOS version 2.9.50 released – Mac Ham Radio
- Mac/iPad Ham Radio toolbox
- https://apps.apple.com/au/app/ham-toolbox/id1630108109
- Grid tracker https://gridtracker.org
- WSTJ-X https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx-doc/wsjtx-main-2.7.0.html#INSTALL_OSX
HAD BUT DELETED
- Hamrs
- Js8
- Chirp
HAVE ON IPHONE AND IPAD NOW
- EchoLink https://apps.apple.com/au/app/echolink/id350688562
- RepeaterBook
- QRZ Call Search
- ISS Detector https://apps.apple.com/au/app/iss-detector/id1198597805
- MacLogger DX (iPad only) https://dogparksoftware.com/MacLoggerDX_HD.html
- Ham Radio Reference
- MagicSDR
- Mac/iPad Ham Radio toolbox
- https://apps.apple.com/au/app/ham-toolbox/id1630108109
PAID SERVICES
- QRZ XML for logging
NEED FOR MAC
- For Nooelec SDR: SDR++: SDR++
RUN ON WINDOWS
- Parallels for Mac (Have a licence)
- Windows 11 Pro (Have a licence)
- Ham Radio Deluxe (Have a licence)
- Firmware IC-7300 https://www.icomjapan.com/support/firmware_driver/2585/
- Firmware ID-51A+ 50th birthday edition https://www.icomjapan.com/support/firmware_driver/?keyword=ID51A+plus+50th&open=tab2&type=5#download_result
- Clock set IC-7300 https://www.icomjapan.com/support/firmware_driver/3428/
- IC-R6 Icom: https://icom-australia.com/lineup/options/CS-R6/?
- Via: https://radiocables.com.au/csr6-software
- ID-51A+ Cloning https://www.icomjapan.com/support/firmware_driver/2446/
- IC-R8600 https://www.rtsystemsinc.com/IC-R8600_c_853.html
- IC-208H: Icom CS-208 1.1 Download – CS208.exeInformer Technologies, Inc.https://icom-cs-208.software.informer.com › …
MAC RESOURCES
ENDS
1 March 2025